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Buffalo Bills beat Tennessee Titans 41-7 in home opener

Buffalo Bills beat Tennessee Titans 41-7 in home opener

The Tennessee Titans fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2012 after a 41-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in upstate New York.

Josh Allen scored his team’s home opener with four scoring throws, including three to wide receiver Stefon Diggs, as the Bills fell behind their 31-10 victory over the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.

Allen surpassed 300 passing yards for the 15th time in his career, completing 26 of 38 attempts for 317 yards, before sitting out the entire fourth quarter. Diggs, meanwhile, had 12 catches for 148 yards, achieving the rare feat of surpassing 100 yards in each of his first two games.

The Buffalo Bills' Stefon Diggs, second from left, celebrates with quarterback Josh Allen, second from right, after connecting for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills Tennessee The Buffalo Bills' Stefon Diggs, second from left, celebrates with quarterback Josh Allen, second from right, after connecting for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills Tennessee

Stefon Diggs (second from left) begins to form a formidable combination with quarterback Josh Allen (second from right) (Jeffrey T Barnes/AP)

The Bills secondary held the visitors to 182 yards of offense and 12 first downs, while recording two sacks and four turnovers of their own.

Allen didn’t care that the win came against a team that had beaten Buffalo in each of the last two campaigns.

He said after the match: “It doesn’t matter who it’s against. It’s a good team we played against. It was great for us to go there.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs down the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday.Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs down the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had a career-best debut against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday (Matt Rourke/AP)

The Philadelphia Eagles, meanwhile, beat the Minnesota Vikings after Jalen Hurts recovered from a horror outing against the Detroit Lions in which he completed just 18 of his 32 field goal attempts. passes.

Accuracy wasn’t an issue for the second-year quarterback Monday as he hit five receivers on five-of-five passes, going on to record 301 yards through the air in the first half as his team headed towards the break 24-7. .

Hurts finished with 333 yards and a touchdown with his arm, while he also had two rushing touchdowns as the score remained the same throughout the second half and the home team improved to 2-0 this season.

Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​had a forgettable night on the road, scoring once but also being sacked three times while completing 27 of 46 passes.